The Press., 1887-04-07
STAFEORD.

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 Miss Marion White, sister of Mrs. T. G. Hodgson, has bought of Aaron Wether- by his. house at West Stafford, next east oi Dea. Orwell Dimmick's and MT. Hodgson and family will remove there.
 The poor borough is doomed to be ''wolfed" again a small but select company is before the legislature for an act of incor- poration as gas and electric light company, and when formed the borough will be expect ed to walk up and guarantee dividend to the insiders.-COr. Springfield RepsbhC0n.
 If any man dares to be progressive in Stafford, shoot him on the spot. The ways of our grandfathers are good enough for us. If the writer of that paragraph is Stafford man, will he dare publicly say that the water works, which are evidently meant, are not worth all that they have cost, or that the parties whose enterprise secured them deserve-for that enterprise the name of ''wolf.
 Five hundred invitations have been . sent out for the coming masquerade skat- ing and dance at Oronoco Hall on the evening of April 21st. Tickets are 75 cents per couple to dance and skate; ad ditional ladies and spectators 9 cents each. Costumes will be provided for rent by David Bissett. Skating from to 10 dancing 10 to 9; unmasking at H. All receipts from spectators go to the Grand Army as nucleus for memorial fund The profits on the balance of receipts go for the benefit of Citizens Band. So that all patrous will contribute to two worthy local institutions.
 The adjourned meeting of Cemetery Association directors on Monday evening ehoas 0EEin 00uzeFse president, Alvaradn HOwakd vice -pFesident, 0. F. Harwood treasurer. w. D. Heald secretary, and F. F. Paktan and J. Carl Converse auditors Tk waa voted Co leave the matter of i'm proFemenks ko be made this season and the care Of the same 10 the four chief off cers, also so arrange with the share hold CTS for the adjustment of their interest from July, 1885, to April, 1887 Most of the larger shareholders are known to be willing to donate their interest 10 that date to the association, as nearly all did at the last adjustment.
 Hon. B. 0. Dennis has had completed plans for his new house, Fl. M. Day, who is to be the builder, also being architect The plan which he has submitted, and which is accepted, is an extremely hand some exterior, and giving very pleasant and convenient interior, is worthy of the exceptionally fine site, which is just east of Mir. D's. present residence, which will be removed, giving the house clear frontage to the west. The house will be a prominent object from the center of the village, which it will overlook. Work will begin upon it very soon.
 Levi Gary denies that he has put his name on the bond of any prosecuted rum seller, or that any one else has SO affixed itRith his knowledge and consent.
 Win. Mcdonald has this week re- EaoYed his family from Stafford Springs to Monaon, Mir. M. was formerly designer for the Warren Woolen Co.,, later super. intendent for Rawitsers' mill at Stafford. vile, but for year or two past has owned and operated the small woolen mill at Sil- ver-st. Monson.
 Miss Katie Hsrrigan opened her new millinery rooms, opposite The Press office, yesterday.
 70. L. Johnson, Pemberton's success CT, will close hls store on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
 The ". q. T. H. propose to keep the &fCR IFaHAuH AOOk4 OHFA A4I1uk pug Sul4- naer, and to npoEide free Ice watep on sum. mer evenings.
 = Aenjamin Rockwell, one of the best known, and we may say among the most highly esteemed, citizens of Stafford. lies at the point of death at his home on Rock well Hill. Mir. Rockwell Is some s3 years old, but 30 used have we been to see his vigorous form and genial face on ouI streets that we cannot think of him as aged, and his death is commented on not as natural result of the inirmity that such an age would bring, but as decline pefceptible since the death of his wife EltH whom Ae had lived happily for se nany years, and whose death left void in his household. and heart, an affliction 1T which large portion of the town sympa thized, from sincere respect for both thu deceased and the bereaved. Mir. Rock well'is gentleman of the old school, wht has been warmly interested in town af fairs, but courteous to those who differed from him. Hehas all his life been farm ar, and has accumulated a competencl solely by following that calling, and by ju dicious investment of his earnings. F, will be missed from all our town circlsN and his loss sincerely mourned by every ane, He has been .Apnored by the tow h his elections to 6l1 many offices, inClud ing thaE of legislasor.
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